The long-term cost-effectiveness of the use of functional electrical stimulation for the correction of dropped foot due to upper motor neuron lesion

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 154-160

  Taylor, Paul ^a   Humphreys, Laura ^a   Swain, Ian ^a,b  

^a SALISBURY DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cost analysis; CVA (cerebrovascular accident); Drop foot; Electrical stimulation; Gait; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; HEEL; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC GAIT DISORDER; PATHOLOGY; PERONEAL NEUROPATHY; PERONEUS NERVE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; CEREBRAL PALSY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT; GAIT; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PERONEAL NERVE; PERONEAL NEUROPATHIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STROKE; WALKING;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876005050     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-1090     Document Type: Article

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